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Demand for commercial airliners boosted Boeing Co.'s fourth-quarter profit by 19%, topping Wall Street expectations by a wide margin and offsetting weakness in the defense business. Investors seemed to look past Boeing's muted outlook for 2015. The company said that adjusted earnings this year will be between $8.20 and $8.40 per share. That is below analysts' forecast of $8.66 per share, according to a FactSet survey. But the company expects 2015 revenue of $94.5 billion to $96.5 billion, which would easily beat analysts' consensus expectation of $93.25 billion. Chicago-based Boeing and European rival Airbus have gained as airlines around the world went on a...

Missteps by Boeing Co. and the Federal Aviation Administration led to a fire aboard a 787 Dreamliner nearly two years ago that was parked at a gate at Boston's Logan International Airport, national safety officials concluded in a report Monday.
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Robust demand for commercial jets and an increased pace of production helped Boeing Co. earn $1.36 billion in the third quarter, up 18% over a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the Chicago company said it had a profit of $1.86. Adjusted for...

Orders for long-lasting durable goods surprisingly rose in April, the third straight monthly increase and a sign that factories will be increasing production after a slow winter, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
New orders were up 0.8% last month...

While many airline seats are getting smaller, some fliers will soon get more overhead bin space.
Alaska Airlines expects to be the first airline to take delivery next year of Boeing’s Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX planes equipped with overhead bins...

With a convulsive rumble, followed by billowing flames and exhaust, a sleek 60-foot rocket emerged from its silo at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
It was a test of the backbone of the nation's missile defense system. If North Korea or Iran...

To the editor: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement last week about the Federal Aviation Administration's brief ban on U.S. flights to Israel — that "there's no reason whatsoever for the mistaken FAA decision to instruct American...

Orders for computers, automobiles and other long-lasting durable goods last month posted their biggest drop since the federal government began collecting the data in 1992 as aircraft demand returned to normal levels after a surge in July.
New orders...

Toyota's plan to close its Torrance headquarters and ship 3,000 jobs to a Dallas suburb has triggered a new round of hand-wringing among those who see business-friendly Texas gaining at the expense of regulation-choked California.
In Austin, Texas Gov....

BEIJING — Investigators looking for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have put away their towed pinger locator and are about to call off searches for surface debris. Now, it's all up to a little yellow robotic submarine to find the missing Boeing 777 in an...

BEIJING — In June 2012, China reveled in a major scientific achievement: The nation's first manned deep-sea submersible, the Jiaolong, had dived more than 4.3 miles into the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. The feat, state-run media said, put China...

A Korean Airlines plane struck some light poles at Los Angeles International Airport, causing slight damage to one of its wings, authorities said Thursday.
The incident occurred about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, airport officials said, according to L.A....

If you thought airlines could find no new ways to squeeze more passengers into each plane, you are underestimating the resolve of the airline industry.
At this month's Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, many of the 500 exhibitors were promoting...

A teenager who stowed away on a flight from San Jose to Hawaii and survived did not know where the plane was headed when he climbed aboard, FBI officials said Monday.
The 16-year-old, who has not yet been charged with a crime, had run away from home when...

A teenager who stowed away on a flight from San Jose to Hawaii and survived has been turned over to child protective services and is unlikely to face criminal charges, the FBI said.
The 16-year-old had run away from home when he climbed a fence at San...

A teenager who stowed away on a flight from San Jose to Hawaii is raising questions about security at San Jose’s Mineta international airport.
Authorities say security video shows the teen from Santa Clara hopping a fence at the San Jose airport and...

Some medical experts said that the teenage stowaway who survived a flight from San Jose to Hawaii in the wheel well of a jet is lucky to be alive.
The 16-year-old had run away from home when he climbed the fence on Sunday morning and crawled into the...

Ford Motor Co. will soon name Mark Fields its next chief executive and reveal when current CEO Alan Mulally will retire from the company he is credited with saving, according to two people familiar with the pending announcement.
Mulally, 68, will step...

San Jose International Airport said it is reviewing how a teenager who stowed away on a flight from San Jose to Hawaii managed to get on the airport's runway without being detected by security.
Authorities say security video shows the teen from Santa...

The dark of night still draped San Jose Mineta International Airport when a 15-year-old boy from nearby Santa Clara made his way on to a secure airport ramp and toward a Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767, then disappeared.
The slight teenager, first seen on a...